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Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion
(Edied By Christopher A. Faraone And Dirk Obbink)
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Description for Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion
paperback. This collection of essays looks at an area of Greek religion traditionally called "magical practices". Focusing on the relationship between magical and religious ritual, it aims to remedy the tendency for neglect in this area. Editor(s): Faraone, Christopher A.; Obbink, Dirk. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
This is a collection of essays by leading American and European scholars. Its purpose is to remedy the tendency among scholars working in Greek Religion to ignore the evidence for what have traditionally been called magical practices in ancient Greece. Because this neglect seems to arrive from adherence to a preconceived notion about a clear dichotomy between magical and religious ritual, the editors focus on the relationship between these two areas.
This is a collection of essays by leading American and European scholars. Its purpose is to remedy the tendency among scholars working in Greek Religion to ignore the evidence for what have traditionally been called magical practices in ancient Greece. Because this neglect seems to arrive from adherence to a preconceived notion about a clear dichotomy between magical and religious ritual, the editors focus on the relationship between these two areas.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195111408
SKU
KSG0037553
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Reviews for Magika Hiera: Ancient Greek Magic and Religion
This useful and unusual work is highly technical and is aimed at a scholarly, not a general, audience ... highly recommended reading for classicists and students of religion and classical antiquity.
James E. Seaver, University of Kansas, History, Summer 1992
This excellent and thought-provoking book will be indispensable to all who study Greek religion. It draws on a wealth of illuminating primary material and the bibliographies are a model of completeness.
Simon Pulleyn, Merton College, Oxford, The Classical Review, Vol. XLII, '92
James E. Seaver, University of Kansas, History, Summer 1992
This excellent and thought-provoking book will be indispensable to all who study Greek religion. It draws on a wealth of illuminating primary material and the bibliographies are a model of completeness.
Simon Pulleyn, Merton College, Oxford, The Classical Review, Vol. XLII, '92